TEHRAN -- Ahead of his maiden visit to energy- rich Iran, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said enhancing connectivity, trade, investment and energy partnership will be his priority with the pos...

There's something about serving in the Modi government that converts seemingly sensible people into inept spinmeisters. Consider the respected Columbia University economist and NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya. In an 8 May 2016 Business Standard op-ed titled The turnaround in infrastructure, he reeled off the Modi government's many accomplishments in this arena. Following which he warned critics to "ponder the fate of infrastructure in the country had the previous administration continued." Except, if anybody bothers to look closer, Panagariya's claims turn out to be irrelevant, misleading or simply false.

Hit hard by the clamp down on large diesel cars, German luxury car maker Mercedes Benz has offered to power its cars and other vehicles with bio-diesel in India. "Mercedes has given me a letter that t...

NEW DELHI -- Actre Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, BJP President Amit Shah and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today launched the first official poster of Sarbjit. Directed by Omung Kumar, the movie is based on...

The Maharashtra government has given Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth 653 acres of land to set up four industrial units in Vidarbha region of east Maharashtra, including in the backward district of Ga...

Road safety is a critical issue in India. The number of vehicles on its roads is rising, urban centres are congested, and motorway networks are expanding. However, the rules and regulations governing road safety date back to the Motor Vehicle Act 1988 (MVA), which is outdated and poorly enforced. Then there is a general lack of awareness of basic traffic rules, absence of traffic signage and lights, and dangerous road conditions. Finally, neither passenger nor commercial vehicles come equipped with basic safety features.

SRINAGAR -- As suspense over formation of new government in Jammu and Kashmir continued, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti was on Sunday visited by Congre President Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister Nitin Gadk...

HYDERABAD -- Lambasting Pakistan for resorting to proxy war against India, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday warned that India would give a befitting reply to its...